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Aethelwer
Frank G
Member # 36

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The new edition (or update, at least) of the Encyclopedia will be out in about two months, and Amazon is already taking orders.

Hardcover
Paperback

Oddly enough, the cover says that there are 96 new pages, but Okuda said there would be 123.

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Consolidated Artichoke

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Elim Garak
Plain and simple
Member # 14

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Really? I always thought it was 96. That's what Margaret Clark said, I think.

Perhaps the extra twenty-odd pages are stuff Okuda added in the form of schematics, etc.? I know, i'm a hopeful.

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Bernd
Guy from Old Europe
Member # 6

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*Nomadspeak*

must...order...hardcover

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The First One
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed
Member # 35

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Which raises an interesting question: price aside, is there any difference in content between the two? I'm almost certain to go for hardcover anyway, it's more durable.

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Elim Garak
Plain and simple
Member # 14

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Well, if you already have the non-trade version of it, that's in hardcover so why get another hardcover to protect an extra 100 pages alone? Unless the price isn't that different...

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Bernd
Guy from Old Europe
Member # 6

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Since I don't think the two versions have different page layouts, there must be something on the extra pages of the hardcover version, even if it's only ship diagrams

Anyway, I have ordered the hardcover version.

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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
Member # 31

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I say we should all boycott the encyclopedia and demand that they sell a separate supplemental for everyone who has the encyclopeda-II and doesn't want to end up having two copies of the same thing...

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Elim Garak
Plain and simple
Member # 14

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That's all well and good, but they won't do it. Margaret Clark and John Ordover already said why, so usually that's a sign that it ain't gonna change.

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Aethelwer
Frank G
Member # 36

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I already have two copies of the second edition of the encyclopedia.

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Sol System
two dollar pistol
Member # 30

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A hardcover and a softcover? Or some hilarious mixup worthy of an ABC sitcom?

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Aethelwer
Frank G
Member # 36

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Two hardcovers, for the sitcom reason.

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Consolidated Artichoke

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Sol System
two dollar pistol
Member # 30

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You could sell one on eBay.

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Aethelwer
Frank G
Member # 36

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Ooh...good idea. Everything on eBay is overpriced, so maybe I can get $200 for it or something.

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Consolidated Artichoke

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First of Two
Better than you
Member # 16

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I've been told the higher number of pages is correct. Apparently they managed to squeeze some more in just AFTER the news about 96 pages came out. Still, 120 or so pages would make a decent sized book. I'll probably buy it.

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Elim Garak
Plain and simple
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Oh yeah. I remember that. It's some stuff about that last episodes of DS9 they got to add.

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